A Nigerian man was fired from his job as a cleaner in UK after his manager discovered he was a master's student studying cybersecurity.
He shared the experience on his social media page, X (formerly Twitter), where he detailed how the incident unfolded.
According to his post, on his first day at work, his African supervisor asked about his background.
The man revealed that he was pursuing a master's degree in cybersecurity and was working as a cleaner temporarily before securing a job in his field.
The supervisor then reported this information to the manager, who subsequently terminated his employment.
In his post, he wrote: "I was working as a cleaner one time. On my first day, the woman (African) supervising me asked about my background."
"I told her I was doing my Master's in cybersecurity and only working as a cleaner temporarily before finding a job in my field. She reported me to the Manager straight away."
He continued, "The manager came looking for me and told me she doesn't think I can do the job. In the end, they chased me away 😂😂 We are killing ourselves as Africans."
The post sparked widespread reaction, with concerned individuals flooding the comments section to share their thoughts.
See some reactions below:
@oluwafifunmii: "lol when I first come London, I send my cv give supervisor, he say make I no worry I'm too good for the job."
@De_andersons: "Same here, when I first came and was doing warehouse, told my supervisor i am CCNA certified and an IT specialist and that I am still looking for job, the next day them sack me 😂. That was the first lesson i learned."
@jhaystrong: "Maybe African woman don dey the job for years , then the "main time " disturbed her peace."
@thejaymizy: "The fact that you don't see that you were the problem is this scenario is shocking to me. You thought it was okay to belittle a job that was your means and you also thought it necessary to explain that if you had a choice you wouldn't do that job lol."
@Malbuild: "That must have hurt her, though, because that is what she does to earn a living here. But, I believe you were simply expressing yourself freely."
@ebalheem: "I swear you gentle oooo, me before I leave will make sure I slap the hell out of that African woman. She go chop two slap and nothing go happen."
@jerrywhyte: "Know of someone who moved from B4 to B7 in 9 months because the line manager during a conversation discovered he had so much to offer and support him until he leaves to another dept."
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